WS9 postcode area guide — Lichfield

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Broadband & internet speeds in WS9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WS9 postcode district (Lichfield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 623 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.2%.

Around 0% of premises in WS9 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in WS9

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Mobile signal around Lichfield

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lichfield district (52,248 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WS9

Police recorded 66 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WS9

Based on 257 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS9 is £275,000, down 3.1% on the previous year (£283,800).

Latest recorded sales in WS9

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Lichfield demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Lichfield district (106,436 residents, 45,632 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WS9

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WS9

197 rated food businesses operate in WS9. 101 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Adventureland, Afrikana, Alan Foster Butchers, Aldridge Church Centre, Aldridge Community Centre.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WS9

From a sample of 154 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 WS9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Lichfield

Landlines around WS9 typically use:

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What's it like living in WS9?

Postcodes in WS9

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.